Big Brother powers which would see children's activities from cadets to nativity plays regulated by watchdogs are being sneaked in by the Government, campaigners fear. A consultation on how to safeguard out-of-school activities was launched last week but campaigners say it could lead to a raft of new controls which could hit the Scouts, Sunday schools and sports teams. The suggestions mirror controversial plans outlined in 2015 but then ditched which would have seen Ofsted brought in to regulate activities.

Will wondered if that was where it had begun, on the deck of the Dutchman. Or perhaps they had been bound together from the moment he saved Jack from the noose and Elizabeth stood beside them on the battlements.